Service difficulty report · Coffeemaker · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
December 26, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49957
Aircraft time
43,421 hours, 34,929 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Part
Coffeemaker
Condition
Odor
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT TOP OF DESCENT, F/A SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR NEAR BACK OF THE ACFT. NO SMOKE ACCOMPANIED SMELL. CREW TURNED GALLEY POWER OFF. ODOR DISAPPEARED. MX PERFORMED OPS 5088. NO SMELL NOTED. FOUND COFFEE RESIDUE ON AFT COFFEE MAKER. CLEANED COFFEE MAKER HEATING PLATE AND SURROUNDING AREA. TURNED ON GALLEY POWER AND LT ON FOR APPROX 1 HR. NO ODOR PRESENT.

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